[julesg]

Good girl, Michele. The article was absolutely for you, but that's not to say that others of us don't have our own Moose.

I'm working my own right now, so the reminder doesn't hurt http://boards.dietwatch.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif Love ya Michele!!

*If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got*

[michele_]

You brought that up around a year ago when David and I had one of our earlier "talks" scheduled. And I am definitely a pro at avoiding the Moose!

Right now I am avoiding two -- the main one being the wacko Asst. Principal issue. I totally wimped at responding to her Wednesday attack. I went in on Thursday, all charged up to do so, then chickened out. And I did the same on Friday... I'm sitting here now thinking, "I will definitely confront her on Tuesday!" but by then ... well, by then I will probably end up thinking, "Oh, why bother now..."

I avoid confrontation at all costs.... Those behaviors and habits of childhood are well ingrained. My family had a whole herd of moose grazing on our dining room table and we never acknowledged a darn one. And now my sisters and I tend to do the same about the moose in our own lives...

I sometimes fool myself into thinking that I do confront the issues because I will write a letter to the person involved and address the issue, but that is not really facing up to it. It's too one-sided, and is a cowardly way. Nothing really gets resolved.

I find way too many reasons for "putting it off" -- the timing's not right, I don't want to stir anything up, maybe the problem will just go away.... the list goes on. And what do I end up doing? Eating ... or I wallow in anger and stop exercising .. or other stupid harmful activities.

I printed your moose article and put it in my purse. I am going to read it over and over and come Tuesday, when we return to work, I AM GOING TO FACE THAT MOOSE and make the AP face it, too!

I can control how I respond to life!